Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle.
•If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she'll have a heart attack.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fly off the handle — {v. phr.}, {informal} To become very angry. * /John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake./ * /The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle./ Syn.: LOSE ONE S TEMPER … Dictionary of American idioms
fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry … The small dictionary of idiomes
fly off the handle — ► fly off the handle informal lose one s temper suddenly. Main Entry: ↑fly … English terms dictionary
fly off the handle — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fly\ off\ the\ handle — v. phr. informal To become very angry. John flew off the handle whenever Mary made a mistake. The children s noise made the man next door fly off the handle. Syn.: lose one s temper … Словарь американских идиом
fly off the handle — If someone flies off the handle, they get very angry. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who flies off the handle becomes suddenly very angry. Dad flew off the handle when I told him I had damaged his new car … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fly off the handle — become angry He really flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal … Idioms and examples
fly off the handle — verb to become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy My dad flew off the handle when he saw the F on my report card … Wiktionary
fly off the handle — informal to react in a very angry way to something someone says or does. He really flew off the handle when I suggested selling the house … New idioms dictionary
fly off the handle — informal to suddenly become extremely angry without a good reason He flies off the handle every time the mail is late … English dictionary
